binaural
adjective
bin·au·ral
(ˌ)bī-ˈnȯr-əl 
(ˌ)bi-
1
: of, relating to, or involving two or both ears
2
Examples of binaural in a Sentence
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And the British label All That Dust has been releasing binaural mixes of albums on its Bandcamp page.
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Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
More recently, binaural recordings and mixes, designed to simulate that 3-D feel, have been a delight.
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
According to the International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research, a binaural beat is a perceptual auditory illusion occurring when presenting two neighboring frequencies to each ear separately.
—Nicole Dellert, Allure, 21 Feb. 2023
Firstly, there’s THX Spatial Audio Virtual Headset for any 3D or binaural content, providing the listener with pinpoint positional audio that was previously only available with a headset.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
Some of the popular binaural beats uploads have tens of millions of plays.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2022
How are binaural beats being used in therapy?
—Ryan Howes, SELF, 25 May 2022
For example, Mariel Buquè, PhD, a therapist and professor at Columbia University, likes to use that time to listen to binaural beats, songs that play a different frequency of sound in each ear to essentially trick your brain into producing relaxing brainwaves.
—Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com, 28 Apr. 2021
Challenging the Status Quo Importantly, Maddox’s intent was not to test the science of binaural beats.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
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Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
More recently, binaural recordings and mixes, designed to simulate that 3-D feel, have been a delight.
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
According to the International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research, a binaural beat is a perceptual auditory illusion occurring when presenting two neighboring frequencies to each ear separately.
—Nicole Dellert, Allure, 21 Feb. 2023
Firstly, there’s THX Spatial Audio Virtual Headset for any 3D or binaural content, providing the listener with pinpoint positional audio that was previously only available with a headset.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
Some of the popular binaural beats uploads have tens of millions of plays.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2022
How are binaural beats being used in therapy?
—Ryan Howes, SELF, 25 May 2022
For example, Mariel Buquè, PhD, a therapist and professor at Columbia University, likes to use that time to listen to binaural beats, songs that play a different frequency of sound in each ear to essentially trick your brain into producing relaxing brainwaves.
—Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com, 28 Apr. 2021
Challenging the Status Quo Importantly, Maddox’s intent was not to test the science of binaural beats.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
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1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Kids Definition
binaural
adjective
bin·au·ral
(ˈ)bī-ˈnȯr-əl
1
: of, relating to, or used with both ears
a binaural stethoscope
2
: of, relating to, or making up sound reproduction using two separated microphones and two channels to get a stereophonic effect
Medical Definition
binaural
adjective
bin·au·ral
(ˈ)bī-ˈnȯr-əl
(ˈ)bin-ˈȯr-
(ˈ)bin-ˈȯr-
: of, relating to, or involving two or both ears
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